April 2009

Its been a busy last few months.. not sure exactly where the time has gone. Kids have been sick off and on. Mallory had an ear infection for about a month, and i'm hoping when we go back for recheck this week, its actually gone. If not, not sure what the next step will be!!!
One of those nice days back in March, Mallory had a run in with the driveway.. I don't ever remember Mason hitting his nose on the ground.. wonder if she is gonna be my bruiser?!?!

She loves her glowworm and goes to sleep with it and is usually playing with it when she gets in the morning

So the kids were wrestling and playing and Mason was a ball of sweat, so he took off his shirt. Not exactly sure what that face is on Mallory

We had a really really nice day in March, and we actually got to be outside. I got a little pink on my arms, which means I should have put some sunscreen on my kids, but I didn't! Thankfully they didn't get pink... but then again, they both had on hats like this.. Mallory actually leaves the glasses on her face, unlike Mason who still doesn't really like to wear sunglasses

We got together with Corey and Roxanne (Tony's brother and his wife) and kids at Granny B's house . The kids always have a ball together and it will be a lot of fun watching them grow up together. The twins turned 2 in January, so they are 10 months older than Mallory.

It only took about 30 photos to get one decent one of Aunt DD and the kids!!!! But i finally did!!! The last good photo of me and the kids was taken, well, who knows when!!!!

And Aunt DD thought it would be fun to ask Mallory where her nose was... yep, she found it alright!!!

She's ready to go swimming or is it shopping?

Her hair is finally long enough for piggies, but she does not sit still to put them in , so it takes atleast 2 people to put them in. Needlesss to say, she usually just goes around here looking like a mop top!!

Finally a decent photo of me and mallory taken on my birthday. Course it was with a cell phone, so the quality isn't near as good as it would have been had it been on my camera, but I'll take it!!! My little girl is getting so big!!!

Who ordered the 6" of snow in april?!!?

Easter weekend Tony spent some time in the field planting some oats. Course Mason wanted to help. He sat on the edge of the field and dug in the dirt and 'supervised' daddy.

Hunting eggs on Easter sundy was a little chilly.. and I didn't even put Mallory's dress on her, as Mallory and I didn't go to sunrise service. Hopefully in the next couple years, she will be well enough behaved that going to church won't stress me out.So inbetween the kids being sick and having a spring break and spending time with family and friends, I've been making a few bags. This first set was a custom order for little girls for Easter. They only measure about 9" x 9", and look so cute sitting all together

The next few were some orders. Most of the time, people just tell me what they are looking for, what colors, what size.. and I try to make a few up that they can choose from. So far that is working pretty well. I have a hard time putting my likes and dislikes aside and picking out fabrics that I think someone else will like. But I am getting better.

Now I've got to get myself in gear to get ready for the Quilting retreat I'll be going to on Thrusday April 23rd. I am going out to Manchester NH and meeting up with 69 other ladies, some of whom I've met before, and others whom I'll be meeting for the first time. I'm so looking forward to this time away, but I've got a HUGE list of things that have to get done before then. Not exactly sure when I'll get it all done, but as long as I get my bags packed and to the airport on time, everything else doesn't really matter!! And between now and then, we are meeting up with my mom's brother and his family for the weekend. I believe it has been about 8 years since we have seen them. So will get to meet their kids for the first time. I'm sure all the kids will have a good time, and us adults will have a great time catching up!!!